Which to use
“agradecemos” is a verb and “agradecidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,518
- “agradecemos” frequency rank
- #12,295
- “agradecidos” frequency rank
- 24813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agradecemos | agradecidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de agradecer. | Forma del plural de agradecido. |
Where the eye mixes agradecemos and agradecidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. agradecemos and agradecidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses agradecemos with agradecidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: agradecemos is [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsemos] while agradecidos is [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agradecemos is recorded at frequency rank #12,518, classified as averb, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsemos]. agradecidos is at rank #12,295, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾað̞eˈsið̞os].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 24813, this pair ranks #239,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agradecemos vs agradecidos
Shared letters: acdegors. Private to "agradecemos": m. Private to "agradecidos": i.
"agradecemos" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC · "agradecidos" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- agradecemos ← agardecemos · aggradecemos · agradceemos · agraddecemos · agradeccemos · agradecemmos · agradecemoss · agradecemso
- agradecidos ← agardecidos · aggradecidos · agradceidos · agraddecidos · agradeccidos · agradecdios · agradeciddos · agradecidoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agradecemos" and "agradecidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agradecemos" or "agradecidos" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "agradecemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agradecidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agradecemos" and "agradecidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agradecidos vs agradeció". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #239,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.